Dub Terror Exhaust

Automaton was a short-lived Bill Laswell project, one of his darkest dub excursions. Positively low-end-obsessed, Dub Terror Exhaust featured Blind Idiot God bassist Gabe Katz, legendary reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, and DJ Spooky (credited as The Alchemist), with unspecified contributions from Skiz Fernando of WordSound Recordings. Like Slotek’s 7, it features samples of unnamed male authority figures talking about mystical matters over deep, slow bass lines and patiently ticking and thumping percussion. The four long tracks’ titles are filled with references to apocalyptic millenarianism, science fiction, and the writings of William S. Burroughs. Ideally built for speakers the size of walk-in freezers, but decent headphones will do.